Grubhub

GrubHub is an online food ordering company in the United States. Headquartered in Chicago, it was founded in 2004 by Mike Evans and Matt Maloney.GrubHub won the University of Chicago Booth School of Business’s New Venture Challenge in 2006 and received its first round of venture capital in 2007, allowing it to expand its service to Boston and San Francisco. In September 2011, the company announced that it had raised an additional 50 million dollars in capital and was acquiring New York based Dotmenu, the parent company of Campusfood and Allmenus. The acquisition allowed GrubHub to establish a presence on more than 300 college campuses.

… of the latest job changes taking place in this dynamic industry. This week’s edition includes moves and new openings at SweetIQ, AdviceLocal, and more. GrubHub Announces More Investments Following Strong Q2 (TechCrunch) Co-founder and CEO Matt Maloney said that the company did so well during the quarter because of investments in product improvement…

… employees, for whom company culture and work-life balance is a top priority. Additionally, businesses can use Snapchat to engage candidates more deeply in the recruiting process. HireVue sends candidates “thank you” snaps for coming in for interviews. Increase customer loyalty GrubHub has embraced Snapchat as a way to “bring its irreverent brand…

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… bidders like Verizon lose interest. Grubhub, Hyatt Join to Reimagine Room Service (Chicago Tribune) Grubhub and Hyatt want to replace old-school cart-and-silver-platter room service with souvlaki from around the corner. The companies have partnered on a new program at three Hyatt hotels — in Miami Beach, Fla., Long Beach, Calif., and Park City, Utah. The 90-day pilot allows hotel guests to order from eight selected restaurants in each market. Get Street Fight Daily in your inbox! Subscribe to our newsletter. …

… of the company’s proprietary platform. In other words, SoundHound is now taking on Apple’s Siri, Google Now, and Microsoft’s Cortana. Restaurateurs Claim Seamless Is Taking a Crazy Amount of Money for Search Placement (Eater) GrubHub/Seamless is raking in big cash from restaurants for better search placement, with some paying more than 30 percent…

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(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Ten years ago, in a moment of characteristic prescience, the Economist asked, “Who Killed Newspapers?” The year was 2006, and already, the Internet posed an existential challenge to an industry that only several decades earlier seemed unassailable. While the question was then, and remains, relevant to the [...]

…. That scale is what powers delivery. We’ve pioneered things like rapid pickup, where we’re pushing new products that leverage the power of our marketplace to bring an innovative experience to our diners and restaurants. We’re continually focused on efforts that use our veteran status. How did the merger with Seamless help with market consolidation…

In the 16 months since the news startup Billy Penn launched, the media landscape in Philadelphia, the site’s home city, has changed dramatically. The major dailies made a radical shift to a nonprofit model, the alt-weekly City Paper...

… Selling to SMBs is not for the faint of heart and even the best of the best can fall on hard times — just ask GrubHub, Constant Contact, Groupon, Dex Media, Yelp, OnDeck, ReachLocal, Angie’s List, Endurance, NEWTEK, et cetera. Despite being in business for a combined 100-plus years, with sales forces that rival the armies of third world…

…, the search giant has provided a critical platform for it to grow its user base. 2) DoorDash Sets Its Sights on GrubHub in the Battle for Local Delivery Annie Melton, April 20: Local delivery is a good space to be in right now — just ask DoorDash, an on-demand logistics company offering an ordering and delivery platform for dine-in restaurants…

… to boost revenue during slow periods. As the mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) marketplace matures in 2016, businesses will begin digging deeper into some of the more advanced features and marketing capabilities. One merchant who’s already done this is Mike Doherty, of Sunshine Coffee Roasters in Sonoma County, California. The espresso bar owner has been…

… driving traffic back to publishers or publishers revolting en masse. “This shotgun marriage will likely endure,” said Vivian Schiller, head of news at Twitter, “even if it will never be a union of equals.” What’s Holding Mobile Payments Back This Holiday Season? (Huffington Post) Megan Anderle: Why aren’t smart phone users paying at stores…

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